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Traditional Japan

Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival 2023

Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival 2023

June 11 2023, Tokyo, Japan: The Tsukiji Lion Dance Festival (Shishi Matsuri) was held for the first time in four years in Tsukiji, Chuo Ward, Tokyo. Departing from Namiyoke Inari […]

Society

Japan bids farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang

Japan bids farewell to giant panda Xiang Xiang

Female giant panda Xiang Xiang is pictured at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, Japan on February 19, 2023, on her last day with the public before her return to […]

News, Society

Visual Summary: Bidding farewell to The Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo

Visual Summary: Bidding farewell to The Giant Ferris Wheel at Palette Town in Odaiba, Tokyo

An aerial view of Koto Ward. Aomi Station, Rainbow Bridge, and Tokyo Tower can be seen in the picture. (Photo by Hisao Osonou/AFLO) August 31st, 2022 – Today is the […]

Features, Traditional Japan

Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022

Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022

Stage performance, August 27, 2022, Tokyo, Japan – Event: Harajuku Omotesando Genki Matsuri Super Yosakoi 2022 at Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan.(Photo by Michael Steinebach/AFLO) Team dance performance, August 27, 2022, Tokyo, […]

Politics

Former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during election event

Former PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during election event

Copies of an extra edition of a newspaper are handed out in Tokyo’s Yurakucho district on July 8, 2022 showing the news that Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has […]